University of Oklahoma Bans TikTok From Devices After Governor’s Order Barring App Over National Security Risks
The University of Oklahoma is banning employees and students from using the Chinese-owned app TikTok on university devices and networks.
All university-administered TikTok accounts will also be deleted and replaced with alternate social media platforms, according to a Dec. 20 brief addressed to University of Oklahoma students and employees which was shared on Twitter by local reporter Storme Jones.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order (pdf) on Dec. 8. which banned state executive branch employees and state agencies from downloading or using the app on state-issued devices or networks. The order also banned the download or use of the app on state-leased equipment used by contractors, boards, commissions, or other agents of the state….